It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Portsmouth had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They put the hurt on the East Greenwich Avengers with a sharp 3-0 win. Winning may never get old, but the Patriots sure are getting used to it with their 12th in a row.
While Portsmouth won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-22, 25-21.
Hailey Labonte paced Portsmouth's offense, picking up 13 kills. Labonte got some help from
Caitlin Mediate and her 27 assists.
Mila Abedon controlled things from the service line, finishing with four aces.
East Greenwich's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Allison Guerzon, who had 15 digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Addison Fain, who had seven kills and two blocks.
Portsmouth pushed their record up to 17-1 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home. As for East Greenwich, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-9.
Portsmouth will have a chance to go back-to-back against East Greenwich: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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